M106 Spiral Galaxy - RGB - 2025-05-25
M106 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Venatici. This image was captured from dark skies near Goldendale, WA. Due to some equipment issues, I was only able to capture about 25 minutes of data per RGB channel and hope to revisit the galaxy later this year to capture additional data for a deeper final image.
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8 @ f/7 (1422mm focal length)
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Integration: 8-9 x 3 mins (24-27 mins total) per channel
Post Processing: PixInsight 1.8, Adobe Lightroom.
M106 Spiral Galaxy - RGB - 2025-05-25
M106 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Venatici. This image was captured from dark skies near Goldendale, WA. Due to some equipment issues, I was only able to capture about 25 minutes of data per RGB channel and hope to revisit the galaxy later this year to capture additional data for a deeper final image.
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8 @ f/7 (1422mm focal length)
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Integration: 8-9 x 3 mins (24-27 mins total) per channel
Post Processing: PixInsight 1.8, Adobe Lightroom.